Athens News

The two versions of "True Grit" are like Athens, Greece, and Athens, Georgia: They've got the same name, but they're in totally different worlds.

Athens-Clarke police said the shooter may have been robbing the victim, who has a history of drug arrests.

Gene Thomas, pair of end tables, n.d. Walnut. 28 1/4 x 19 18 x 16 1/2 inches, each.

Since 2008, the Athens Jewish Film Festival has focused on transmitting a variety of Jewish experiences in a yearlong event culminating in February.

At the turn of the year, when the alternative hip-hop group was told by its manager to step up the stage presence, the band members recreated its approach to performing live.

There will be 9 fights on this card, and since Athens, GA is only a few hours away, I've had several local Knoxville folks mention they plan on attending, so hope to see you there! The fight will be held at the Bad Manor, 326 East Broad Street, Athens, GA.

A At the February 8 th meeting of the Athens Clarke County Commission and Mayo r, several black Athenians voiced their support of Selig Properties' proposed Wal Mart.

The state's minimum wage remains $5.15 an hour - significantly below the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.

When Matthew Perkins attended the University of Georgia, he was the man inside the Hairy Dawg costume on the sidelines at Bulldog football games.

An 82-year-old man nearly fell victim to a scam in which he was led to believe he'd won $200 million, Athens-Clarke police said.

Gretchen Elsner places a puppet on Dusty Johns' head during the rehearsal for Circus Athena in Athens, Ga., on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.

Northeast Georgia will get a cold and windy reminder we're still in winter this weekend as only the second real Arctic cold front of the year sweeps through the state.

A 26-year-old Athens man assaulted his girlfriend in Winterville this morning, then stole a car and led officers on a chase that reached 100 mph as he drove through eastern Clarke County, Winterville police said.

A It's baaaccck! Yes, the Athens Jewish Film Festival returns this weekend. Things get off to a great start on Saturday and continue for the next few days.

Last night's late-TV lineup included two contrasting approaches to psychedelic rock, as Of Montreal returned to Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and Dr.

WEAPON CHARGE: On Jan. 30, Sgt. Mark Jerome was dispatched to Madison County Middle School, where a student was found carrying a large pocketknife.

At long last, it may be that this community is prepared to have a serious discussion with Selig Enterprises - the Atlanta-based development company behind a proposed mixed-use project in the eastern end of downtown Athens - about how its plans might be better integrated into this community's vision of itself and its future.

Richard Hamm/Staff Pam Reidy, center, laughs with Oswald Hernandez as he leads a tour of Chase Street Elementary School on Thursday, Feb.

Two Jackson County men who tried to stop an off-duty Athens-Clarke County police officer traveling on U.S. Highway 441 in Oconee County on Tuesday told officers they used a rolled up magazine to look like a radar device, and that they were "simply playing a joke," according to an Oconee County sheriff's report.

A The Clarke County Legislative delegation should be proud of one thing: they are making history.